Project Gutenberg 2012-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 81 Edwards, H. Sutherland (Henry Sutherland) 1828 1906 Edwards, Henry Sutherland Edwards, Sutherland The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School Rossini's childhood and youth -- La pietra del paragone -- Italian opera until the time of Rossini -- Tancredi -- Operatic customs in the time of Rossini -- Rossini at Naples -- Preparations for the Barber -- Il barbiere -- Rossini and the comic in music -- From Otello to Semiramide -- Rossini on his travels -- Donizetti and Bellini -- Verdi. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Internet Archive.) "The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School" by H. Sutherland Edwards is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the life and contributions of the renowned composer Gioachino Rossini, examining his artistic development, notable operatic works, and the impact he had on Italian music during the 19th century. Through this exploration, it offers insights into the transformation of the Italian opera landscape, highlighting Rossini's innovations and the composers influenced by his work. At the start of the text, the author sets the scene by outlining Rossini's significance in the history of Italian music, situating him among his contemporaries and predecessors. Edwards introduces readers to Rossini's early life and formative years, describing his family background and the initial steps he took into the world of music. The opening chapters detail his childhood experiences and his challenges as a young composer, as well as the societal conditions that shaped his development. Rossini’s early performances and compositions are also highlighted, establishing a foundation for his later achievements that would affirm his legacy in operatic history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38534/38534-h/images/cover.jpg en Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868 Opera -- Italy -- 19th century ML Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Music 339990 339999 2024-09-16T09:01:25.402959 2023-09-17T04:13:03.642132 text/html text/html 336957 2012-01-09T11:20:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 162090 2012-01-09T11:20:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 168745 2024-09-16T09:01:32.032891 application/epub+zip 172594 2024-09-16T09:01:26.423906 application/epub+zip 172594 2024-09-16T09:01:25.806916 application/epub+zip 299243 2024-09-16T09:01:36.112860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256377 2024-09-16T09:01:31.608880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256101 2022-09-17T14:47:31.320260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282387 282188 2024-09-16T09:01:24.258955 2023-09-17T04:13:02.453103 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 282212 2012-01-09T11:20:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 105224 2012-01-09T11:20:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 282214 2012-01-09T11:20:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105089 2012-01-09T11:20:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20895 2024-09-16T09:01:36.265837 application/rdf+xml 9374 2024-09-16T09:01:25.916915 image/jpeg 1522 2024-09-16T09:01:25.860916 image/jpeg 162879 2024-09-16T09:01:25.433903 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog